Ask and answer the question of TSA Precheck vs Global Entry with a picture: in my one million plus miles of travel, I’ve never found it stylish to wait in an airport security line that wound endless and, in the end, prevented me from getting to my gate with time to spare! A recent Travel & Leisure article discussed the features, benefits, and costs of TSA Precheck. TSA Precheck is a great way to get into a shorter, often quicker
I’m not sure of when you hit the road last but luggage fees are almost exorbitant and lost luggage is a regular occurrence. Avoid the headache and look fabulous at the same time using our downloadable 7-Day Travel Packing Formula! Travel should be fun. Your luggage should be light. Your wardrobe should be versatile. This downloadable guide gives you exactly what you need. Click the link but, just in case, here are a few tips to consider: There are five considerations
I am in the camp of not traveling but….as life sometimes does, we are thrust into the moment! During this pandemic, I’ve had to fly a few times and now convinced that these seven items are essential to staying safe and sane during your post-pandemic travels! hand wipes hand sanitizer mask (and maybe a back-up or two) scarf ~ go wild with this but it’s always good to have something between you and the seat/headrest, or to provide another layer
PCH is shorthand for Pacific Coast Highway ~ it’s that stretch of road from northern California to southern Cali that basically follows the coast and it’s GORG! And I’m headed there for a vacay in early spring. I’ll share details as they unfold but here are list of hotels we’ll be hanging out in: San Francisco ~ Hotel Zeppelin Cambria ~ Cambria Beach Lodge Santa Barbara ~ Kimpton Goodland Los Angeles ~ Hotel Figueroa Very excited…..will share our list of
Truth be told, Buenos Aires is not really calling me – but it did call for one of my besties so, being the great friend that I am, I’m answering by looking for a plane ticket, planning for lots of Malbec and steak, and putting together my outfits for the trip. A few things to note before/for outfit planning: the flight is 10+ hours the average temp will be low to mid 80s (yippee!) they are known for Malbec and steak!
[show_shopthepost_widget id=”2332092″] Time is money (and who wants to waste it waiting for luggage). If you travel then use Dufl, the service that cleans, stores and delivers your wardrobe to your hotel. BOOM! For $9.95/month and a nominal per trip surcharge, you can arrive in style, have your cleaned clothing delivered, and leave at the end of the week knowing your work clothes will be ready for the next business outing when you are! Excited to give them a try
I can’t take credit for it although I’ve been doing it for a while but…..Afar, an online travel magazine, shared an article about the beauty of collecting matchbooks throughout your travels, and the stories they can tell! My collection isn’t nearly as extensive but it’s inexpensive, colorful, and easy to carry back! Perhaps a new way to start sharing your travels with friends?!
I was determined to keep this holiday season low-key and relaxed, and it was going to start with a leisurely drive to my sister and brother-in-law’s house in Connecticut. I planned to leave in mid-December (one of the benefits of being an entrepreneur!) and stop in New York City to do a touch of shopping and sightseeing. Accomplished! With the help of Toyota by lending me a late model 2016 Camry XSE, I rocked my way to New York City
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On your next long flight (mine is coming up next week so I’ve already put my order in…), skip the coffee, tea, and soft drinks for a real cocktail! Thank Carry-on Cocktail Kit for creating three lovely travel-size tins to mix a real drink at 30,000. You have the choice of an Old-Fashioned, Gin and Tonic, or Moscow Mule (I chose the later). Ready. Set. Off we go!
We all love the Big Apple and there’s always something new to discover while moving about the overcrowded, opportunistic city. Next time, head to Stanley’s. It’s a full service pharmacy-meets-wellness kind of bar. Imagine a soda fountain, prescription drugs, over-the-counter remedies, and a mix of “….teas, sodas, kombucha and coconut water paired with pharmaceuticals…” [departures, pg.60] and you’ve got Stanley George’s creation. It’s at 31 Ludlow St.
Buenos Aires is known for its meat and rightly so. It’s so yummy, tender and tasty. Their newest addition for the city of foodies is cheese thus, the go-to place is Bar du Marche. Bar du Marche is in the city’s Palermo Hollywood neighborhood. Argentina already has great wine so throw in the cheese and it’s a marriage made in heaven. Chillax long enough and, of course, you’ll need to order a steak. Here’s what to do next: look
Are you going? Well before you pack your bags, here are a few items to note: stay at Hotel Nacional de Cuba don’t think you’re just going……you still need a fairly legit reason to get past official channels skip internet; it’s not readily accessible plan to go to the Partagás cigar factory will they still hand roll the Partagas No. 5 apparently you’re supposed to do the Tropicana go with euros in hand (not USD) Enjoy! Side note: those impossibly
My sister and father are ready to choke me but, I’m barely back three weeks from Dubai, Thailand and Vietnam, and already I am planning another getaway. I think the planning part is exciting but also a great way to escape the current soggy weather currently happening in DC… I was tooling around on another blog which happens to be one of my favorites, Le Catch, and I saw this bag (available at Henri Bendel). Immediately loved the colors and
After 42 hours, 37K feet (x 2), 3 countries, 82+ degrees and 90+ in the daytime, I settled in at my hotel and slept harder than you could possibly imagine. I also had a chance to go back and see what items I found indispensable and I have five products that I will never travel without. Learn from my angst… Kleenex splash ‘n go moist wipes – sometimes you just don’t know when you’ll see fresh water and sometimes you’re
I’m not even gong to bore you with the nonsense that transpires upon my arrival to Bangkok. Suffice it to say that I am here! I slept like my life depended on it and that what it felt like after being up for almost 36 hours…. So today was Sunday and that means it’s all about the Chatuchak/Jatujak Market ~ which is open on Saturdays and Sundays and houses everything from pots, pans, shorts, food, t-shirts, cutlery, leather bags, glassware,
I love to jump on a plane and ‘be gone’ but nowadays it’s getting more expensive to do that, so when I happened upon this article on Learnvest, I had to share it! Before going into the specifics of when to buy each ticket, Kellie Pelletier, the airfare expert at Jetsetter, shared some basic rules: Shop on Tuesday mornings. Fare sales are often launched Monday nights, so other airlines have matched their prices by Tuesday morning. Search how full your flight is. You can
Do you love to travel? Do you love to drink wine? Do you require some sun? If you answered “yes” to all of these then read the full article to learn the best destinations for sunny wine travel. Master Sommelier Alpana Singh says Uruguay- Montevideo is the hot new wine destination. She says you can take a ferry from Buenos Aires to Uruguay, and wine country is about an hour outside of Montevideo. And the best wines to drink when
I’m heading to Buenos Aires this fall and I’m psyched ~ it’s the ‘Paris of the South‘, so I’m planning for good music, fabulous fashion, great food, and everything in between! I will undoubtedly do a post of two while there but let me begin to drop a few bread crumbs from time to time. Today are the five must-do’s as told by American Airlines: Take a tango lesson~ you can go “group” for under $25/pp at Escuela Argentina de
Fathom is a cool site started by an ex-Daily Candy editor, Jeralyn Gerba, and Pavia Rosati. Fathom is an online travel hub that gives practical advice from places they like, writers they trust (us!), and stories that move them. They do these cool postcards around a theme called “I Travel for the…” {BTW ~ I travel for chance to find something that will make me jump up and down in little circles as if it were Christmas day}. Well, Fathom is creating a Tokyo
ML Traveler (in Cannes) One of my favorite accessory designers is Stephanie Johnson and because it’s my birthday, I decided to give you a gift! Starting today through November 5th, Blueprint for Style in conjunction with Stephanie Johnson will be giving away the ML Traveler to the person with the best answer to this question: “What is stylish travel to you?“ Oh yeah – you can get an extra chance to win simply by tweeting I’ll be a stylish traveler with the
We’re getting you ready for the long Memorial Day weekend with outfits for all 4 days of fun, sun, sand, outings, BBQs, and, of course, planes, trains and automobiles! Blouse hfm.co.jp See by Chloe knit cardigan $215 – yoox.com Carven silk skirt $395 – barneys.com Jil Sander leather sandal 356 EUR – shopmrsh.com Zara leather handbag $109 – zara.com Kate Spade crystal jewelry $295 – katespade.com
Sometimes (unfortunately), the difference between a sunny trip in Cancun and an extra day of hassle is just minutes to get from one gate to the next. If you’re fortunate, you can make that mad dash in style with Brics rolling duffle. This 21-inch duffle is made from supple leather, but more importantly has wheels on it! Right now, the Italian leather maker has discounted this bag from $1,200 to $840. Yippee for stylish travel….and gate runs! Bric’s Life Leather
San Franciscois home to fabulous boutiques and wonderfully ambitious fashion folks….and now the Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf is offering you a chance to get in on the action. The Hyatt is offering the “Awaken” Package which features ♦ a guest room for up to two people ♦ full American breakfast ♦ a rate of only $219! Top Ten Things To Do In The Neighborhood (Fisherman’s Wharf) Take a ride, half way to the stars, aboard one of the city’s iconic
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